Third annual Athens Area High School Battle of the Bands – January 18, 2020

The third annual Athens Area High School Battle of the Bands was held at the 40 Watt the past weekend. The Battle of the Bands is a fundraising event for the Cedar Shoals journalism staff (BluePrints Magazine, WJAG-TV, and yearbook). This year’s grand prize included four hours of studio time and mixes from Tweed Recording to have a song played on Bulldog 93.3 FM. This year’s event had a new twist: a panel of local celebrity judges to award a cash prize. AD Blanco took home the audience choice award, and Fishbug took home the judges’ choice.

Jackie Wright

Senior Jackie Wright was the Co-Editor-in-Chief for Cedar BluePrints. Wright graduated in 2022 and currently attends Dartmouth University. Wright has won many journalism awards throughout her years on the staff, including Best in Show for SIPA’s 2021 infographic portion of their Best Visuals Contest, second place in SIPA’s 2021 feature story portion of their Best Writing Contest, first place for SIPA’s 2021 investigative story portion of their Best Writing Contest, second place for SIPA’s 2021 personality feature portion of their Best Writing Contest, Best of Show for the in-depth cover story package of SIPA’s 2020 Best Visuals Contest, and was a part of a team that won Best Overall for SIPA’s 2020 Newspaper Team On-Site Production Competition.

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